China has suspended export of some of the key fertilizers, including speciality ones such as Technical Monoammonium Phosphate (TAMP) and urea-solution products such as AdBlue, besides conventional fertilizers like di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and urea from October 15.
Rajib Chakraborty, National President , Soluble Fertilizer Industry Association (SFIA), said the Chinese suspension of the key fertilizers will continue until further notice and may prolong for the next 5-6 months. “This could lead to a 10-15 per cent increase in prices of fertilizers due to tight global supplies and uncertainty in countries depending on imports,” he said in a statement.
The suspension of exports of these speciality fertilizers could have some impact on India as China accounts for 95 per cent of these key crop input imports totalling 2.5 lakh tonnes annually. Of this, 60-65 per cent is imported during the rabi season.
